Canadian residents will be happy to get this news directly from Apple. The company has announced to offer $45 credits to those iPod users, who have bought the portable media player before 24th June 2004. This settlement is also applicable on a new first-, second- or third-generation iPod. Moreover, the proposed settlement also states that Apple has to pay the legal fees too.
This decision is considered to be carried forward due to the lawsuit, which was filed in Montreal and Toronto that blamed Apple’s iPods to not deliver a battery life that was up to the mark. Two Canadian owners of iPod sued Apple for its lifetime iPod batteries that were less than half that advertised (eight hours). In the second year of use, the rechargeable batteries of iPod conked out after merely three hours of playback between single charges.
Around 80,000 Canadians, including 11,310 Quebecers, said Montreal lawyer Philippe Trudel, who represented Lenzi are expected to be eligible for the credit.
In addition, one more lawsuit has been filed, which is still pending, mentioning that iPod Nano has 7.45 GB of storage, instead of 8GB. Montreal law student David Bitton, the man behind the lawsuit, claims to get a 7.5 % refund of purchase price.
